St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-28
He is NOW IN JAIL.
Details Of the Arrest of Rev.
Seymour on Reaching
New York.
His Paramour Permitted to
60 Her Way--The Pris-
oner Silent.
A Cincinnati Preacher Fino
His Unfaithful Wife Living
at La Crosse.
& Scandal Agitating Mankato
The General News of
the Northwest,
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
NEW J DIRK, Aug. 27.-As the White
Star steamer Adriatic swung slowly
alongside the West Tenth street pier
late last night. three Well-dreSSed men
stood together in the thrOng that waited
to greet the hOmeward bound pasSen-
gers. When the gang-plank was hOiSted
into place one of them, a strongly built
man. with fair mustache. boarded the
ship. He went where the steerage
passengers were crowded on the deck
and eagerly scanned the faces near him.
Presently he saw slender woman, with
flaming red hair, leaning against the
rail, looking anxious and bothered. A
man of ordinary appearance came to the
WOman'S side and addressed a few
words to her in lew tone. The broad
ShOuldered man quietly changed his
position until his eyes rested on mole
which disfigured the man S face. Then
he said: Good evening. Mr.. Seymour"
The Steerage passenger turned sud-
denly and replied slowly: "How are
you. sir
MIR. Seymour. [ am Detective Per-
aZZO, and | must ask you to 20 with me
to police headquarters
Very we'll: but about my baggage"
''It will be taken care off,
''Am | arrested too?" inquired the wo-
man in weary voice, as though she
didn't care whether she went to Jail or
not.
NO. madam the detective said.
''yOur brother is waiting for you Oh the
pier
Not word passed between her and
her companion as they followed the
officer to the pier. The brother and
sister met coldly. Detectivc-Kush Joined
PeraZZO, and together they marched
their prisoner out upon West street. On
board the Adriatic
TIE MAN WITH THE MOLE
gave the name of Francis ClOverdale.
lie is really Rev. David Seymour and he
is wanted at ,JaneSville. Waseca county,
Minn., for violating the seventh and
eighth commandments. In answer to
Sergt. Bird formal questions, Seymour
said he was thirty-tiYe years old. mar
ried and a native of England. When
he was searched. an operation to which
he submitted with the Indifference of
veteran crook, nine British Sovereigns
were found in his pocket. The arrest
was so quietly dene thateven the re-
pOrterS on watch failed to catch on and
Seymour was rushed off i'll the darkness
to headquarters. carried in the back way,
again escaping detection, and locked
up in a cell to await arraign-
ment. In the morning Seymour
was taken before little Judge Duffy
at the jefferson market police court,
where the case was stated. and in the
absence of requisition papers the pris-
Oner was remanded to the custody of
the detectives until word comes from
Minnesota. Inquiry of Gov. Hill at AL
fn- h lan not
ton has been made to him yet So far
Seymour has refused to talk Of his case,
and has SOlemnly stared at his wOuld-be
intervieWerS. Mrs. Henry'S brother
will have custody of his sisters para
mOur Oh their journey back to their old
home. to be dealt with by justice Both
Mrs. Henry and her brother have sought
refuge in a boarding house under as
Sumed names.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
New YORK. Aug. 27.-InspectOr
ByrneS' detectives. on a cable message
from Europe, met the steamship Adri-
attic to-day Oh her arrival and arrested
man and woman charged with adultery
and larceny. The prisoners are Rev.
David Seymour. of the N. Z. church at
JaneSville, Waseca county, Mimi, and
Mrs. Fannie Henry, wife of the editor
of the GAINESVILLE Argus. The couple
elOped Aug. l. Seymour took 500 in
church funds and with the woman came
sued by Henry and his brother
in-law. The eloping couple
sailed for Europe and doubled on their
trail by coming to New York. Henry
had crossed the Atlantic also. Finding
the trail doubled he cabled back to In |
SpectOr Byrnes, who arrested the elOpers
this morning. In police court both
were held to await the arrival of Henry |
by the next steamer. The erring couple |
were four days in Liverpool before they |
learned that the irate husband was close |
the first steamer back to this country. |
The husband, upon hearing this, at once |
telegraphed to Inspector ByrneS and the !
authorities at Minnesota. asking that the |
pair be intercepted. The minister was |
charged with
LARCENY AND ADULTERY.
The detective who made the arrest |
found the runawayS in the steerage. He |
held Oh to the dominee, but let Mrs. |
Henry go her way. David Seymour, to |
use the prisoners right name. is thirty |
five years old. When he took up the |
charge at GAINESVILLE he was already |
under the suspicion of his new parish |
toner's, as ugly rumOrS concerning his |
character from places where he had held |
previous ministries had reached the |
town before him. He had been accused |
of debauching fourteen year-old girl |
in one place, and III another |
it was said he had narrowly eS-
capped lynching on account of a similar
offenSe. The girl spoken of was given
into his hands to be taught the dead Ian
guageS, of which Seymour is said to be
a master. John A. Henry, whose wife
Seymour went to Europe with. is the
editor of the GAINESVILLE Argus, the lead
Ing paper published i'll the county of
Waseca. When Seymour came to James
vile. Mr.. Henry was the first to say
anything in his favor and to lead the
naturally displeaSed church people to
tive stand of supporting the new min
lister. who was sent there under
ST cll Objectionable circumstances.
Another statement against Seymour at
the time of his arrival in the town was
that the funds of three churches of
which he had had charge were sadly
deficient at the time that Mr.. Seymour
felt it necessary for him to leave his
charges respectively. Henry had to
combat those reports as well. Mrs.
Henry. who is about p years old. was
not held. because the police had re-
ceived no word that anybody was i'll
terested in her.
4 Preachers Wicked Wife.